RAISE 'EM HIGH, SINK 'EM LOW

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Song Title
RAISE 'EM HIGH, SINK 'EM LOW
Writers
Jones Bessie, Lomax Alan
Publisher
TRO Essex Southeast Asia
% Publisher Controls
100%
Territory Controlled
South East Asia
Themes/Keywords
Boys, Calling, Captain, Hang, Sink
Lyrics
If you want to please your captain,
Sink ‘em low, boys, raise ‘em high,
Sink ‘em low, boys, sink ‘em low,
Sink ‘em low, boys, raise ‘em high.
I asked the judge
What might be my fine, boys,
He said, “If I don’t hang you,
I’ll give you ninety-nine.” (3)
He said, “If I don’t hang you,
I’ll give you ninety-nine!”

I asked my captain,
“Has Sat’dy mornin’ come, boys?”
He said, “Makes no diff’rence,
I don’t owe you none.” (3)
He says, “Makes no diff’rence,
I don’t owe you none.”

I thought I heard ol’
Big black Lulu
Callin’ me, boy.
She callin’ me,
Sayin’, “Come back home, boy” (2)
I heard big black Lulu callin’ me.

Well, I asked the captain,
“What time of day, boy?”
He was so hard-hearted,
He jus’ walked away.

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